Zipper attached sports glove with fly cover protection

Abstract

A method of protecting a participant user, participant player, players, referee, official, coach or spectator from skin contact with an exposed connector by isolating the connector of a sports glove, which includes a front palm portion having finger stalls for insertion of fingers therein, and a rear back joinable portion which is attachable to said front palm portion by a connector, such as a zipper. The method includes the step of removably covering the zipper connector with a friction fit fly cover having an attachment end and a free end, wherein further lifting of the free end of the fly cover exposes the zipper for participant user engagement therewith. The fly cover prevents any exposure of the metallic or plastic connector.

We claim: 
     
       1. A sports glove, used in a sports event by a sport participant holding an item during game play, comprising:
 a front palm portion having finger stalls for insertion of fingers therein; 
 a rear back joinable glove portion attachable to said front palm portion by a zipper, in a closed position during use of the glove during game play; 
 said front palm portion covered by a pivotable cuff portion and said rear back joinable portion having a partially fixed, flexible cuff portion; wherein said pivotable cuff portion pivots over a wrist portion of said front palm portion; 
 said front pivotable cuff portion being tightened against said rear back glove portion with a distal fastener strip extending from said pivotable cuff portion and closely grabbing said rear back glove portion. 
 
     
     
       2. The sports glove as in  claim 1  wherein said fastener strip extends from a distal leading edge of said pivotable cuff portion into a top edge between said rear partially fixed, flexible cuff portion and said rear back glove portion of said glove. 
     
     
       3. The sports glove as in  claim 1  wherein said zipper is covered by a fly cover. 
     
     
       4. The sports glove as in  claim 1  wherein said zipper is exposed on the outside of the sports glove.